Comments on: How does an artist find their target market and build a network? https://artistswhothrive.com/how-does-an-artist-find-their-target-market-and-build-a-network/ Make art and make money, business planning and strategic marketing for artists Sun, 06 Sep 2015 23:21:22 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.3 By: Ann Rea https://artistswhothrive.com/how-does-an-artist-find-their-target-market-and-build-a-network/#comment-115222 Sun, 06 Sep 2015 23:21:22 +0000 https://artistswhothrive.com/?p=6587#comment-115222 Excellent Misty!

]]> By: Misty Benson https://artistswhothrive.com/how-does-an-artist-find-their-target-market-and-build-a-network/#comment-115221 Sun, 06 Sep 2015 23:12:17 +0000 https://artistswhothrive.com/?p=6587#comment-115221 I live in rural Idaho. It is about an hour commute for me to attend any events, and I am exhausted from working a minimum of 55 hours a week at a job that I do not like (it was 60-90 hours a week last year!), but it is worth it to make the trip and carve out the time! I am primarily a visual artist, but I signed up for a Writer’s Workshop on the 16th, a Startup Grind Event with Cartoonist/Movie Maker Steve Moore on the 30th, and then I will be attending a Live Your Legend Meet-Up (Yay Scott Dinsmore!) on October 6th! Thank you for your encouragement, Ann!

]]> By: Ann Rea https://artistswhothrive.com/how-does-an-artist-find-their-target-market-and-build-a-network/#comment-115208 Sun, 06 Sep 2015 16:10:16 +0000 https://artistswhothrive.com/?p=6587#comment-115208 Good job Lisa!

]]> By: Lisa Robbin Young https://artistswhothrive.com/how-does-an-artist-find-their-target-market-and-build-a-network/#comment-115207 Sun, 06 Sep 2015 16:08:17 +0000 https://artistswhothrive.com/?p=6587#comment-115207 “…people are not judging you. You’re just not that important.”

Yeah. That.

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve actually gotten thank you notes in the mail after a meetup-type event because I just introduced myself and made it easier for the other person to be themselves – instead of trying to push-push-push myself on them. Actually, I could tell you, because I keep the cards, but that’s not the point.

When you make it less about YOU and more about THEM, it’s always a win. People remember how you made them feel – as Maya Angelou famously said.

]]> By: Ann Rea https://artistswhothrive.com/how-does-an-artist-find-their-target-market-and-build-a-network/#comment-115205 Sun, 06 Sep 2015 14:33:37 +0000 https://artistswhothrive.com/?p=6587#comment-115205 Great James!

]]> By: james walker https://artistswhothrive.com/how-does-an-artist-find-their-target-market-and-build-a-network/#comment-115201 Sun, 06 Sep 2015 04:00:01 +0000 https://artistswhothrive.com/?p=6587#comment-115201 Hi Mrs. Rea, I enjoy reading your articles more and more. Since I came to a lecture at the Berkeley Public Library. I have made some progress with my product, and a few marketing strategies, both on-line, and person to person, including traveling.

]]> By: Katrina Marie https://artistswhothrive.com/how-does-an-artist-find-their-target-market-and-build-a-network/#comment-115190 Sat, 05 Sep 2015 20:13:07 +0000 https://artistswhothrive.com/?p=6587#comment-115190 Hi Lena, I live in a very similar place so I know how it is. You may need to just travel farther or network more online.

]]> By: Ann Rea https://artistswhothrive.com/how-does-an-artist-find-their-target-market-and-build-a-network/#comment-115188 Sat, 05 Sep 2015 17:52:25 +0000 https://artistswhothrive.com/?p=6587#comment-115188 Looks like you have three choices Lena.

You can commute, network online, or move.

I did all three 😉

]]> By: Lena Navarro https://artistswhothrive.com/how-does-an-artist-find-their-target-market-and-build-a-network/#comment-115186 Sat, 05 Sep 2015 17:48:46 +0000 https://artistswhothrive.com/?p=6587#comment-115186 thank you for the article. It is all true. But to connect in a big city is way easier. I live in small town, where people wearing ripped dirty jeans and make $9 per hour. There is no hang out places, where potential customers could be. No galleries, no theaters, no public places. Just walmart. And i love meeting new people, it is not a problem for me to make new friends or just to say “hi”, i am very much extravert,the problem is there is no one to meet. I know there is an answer, but i haven’t found it yet))))

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